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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15
ing the question OF
pUDCHARIN0 NONDg

as a means OF restoring TO circulation the sur
plus money accommodating in the Treasury, it
should be borne In mind that premiums must
of course, be paid upon such purchase, that
there may be q large part Of these bonds held
as investments which cannot be purchased at
any price. and that com bfnations among hold
ers who are willing TO sell may unreasonably
enhance the cost OF such bonds 70 the Govorn-
mont.
It has been suggested that the present bonded
debt might be refunded at less rate OF interest.
and the difference between the old ana new
security paid in cash, thus finding use for the
surplus in the Treasury. Tho success Of this
plan, it 10 apparent must depend upon tho Volt
tion OF the holders Of the present bonds and IL
IL not entirely certain that the inducement
which must be offered them would result In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15

DIR. LYMAN BEEcHER once replied 10
an inquiry of DIR. Hawes, "How are
You getting on?" ~First-rate! first
rate first-rate ever since l stopped
trying to run this world. d.'-Liping
Church.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15
SURPLUS REVENUE

had grown so large by repeated accumulatons,
and IL was feared he withdrawal Of this great
sum OF money needed by the people would
so affect the business of the country, that the
sum OF $40, ,854, 100 OF such surplus was APP
piled to the payment Of the principal nd
interest Of the three per cent. bonds still
outstanding, and which were then pay
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15

1T has been estimated that a pair of
wrens destroy at least Gn0 insects q
day. They have been Observed to
leave their nests and retnn with in-
sects from forty to sixty times an hour
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15

IT is said that the table upon which
Generals Grant and Lee signed the
famous paper at Appomattox Court
house, which virtually terminated the
rebellion, is now owned by o Mr..
Guuther, Of Chicago, who paid 81, 200
for it. The original owner was the
widow of Major General Ord. An
autograph letter from General Grant
is said to establish its identity. umE
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15

SEAYLING LODGE, No. c5i. r. & A. NJ.
meets in regular communica ion on hurs ay
evening on or before the full of the M on.
Transient members are frat rial invited TO
attend. !. o. HADLEY, w. NJ.
A. TAYLOR Secretary.
MARVIN POST, No. 240, G. A. H. mce to the
second saturGny and fourth Fridsy in OF ch
month. o. PALMER. Post Commander.
J. G. HANSON. Adiutan..
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Indian Ornaments.

Their are but few ornaments now in
use with any meaning. says Il correspond
cut Of Ihr Helena (Montana) HeruM,
writing # the Dakota Indians. Eagle
feathers. the number worn showing the
number Of enemies killed, the wing
feathers of the bald headed eagle denotinT
male, and the black eagle feathers denot-
ing women, are, perhaps, most prominent.
If they have scalped the enemy a broad
red streak is painted upon the feathers.
If the person killed was of prominence or
reputation. the feather is sometimes dyed
red. Small sticks wrapped with porcu-
pine quilts are sometimes attached to the
quill OF the feather, and little pieces of
white fur glued to the ends. No one will
wear an eagle feather unless entitled to
il, as they believe it will fly away from
their heads if worn unlawfully. The
scalp-lock is still worn even among the
so-called civilized Indians. They arrange
the scalp-lock proper an inch across, and
tie around this very firmly a head band,
and then the hair is braided and an otter
skin is tied around it spirally, forming a
braid at least two and sometimes as much
rs four feet long. This is kept oiled for
the enemy. If an Indian has the time,
and the person killed is of Importance,
he will scalp off the whole from beneath
the eyebrows, including the eyes Grizzly
claws are worn rs necklaces do not be-
Ieve rs mark of distinction. but as they
are costly | think the wearing of them is
merely matter of wealth and not of
craftsmanship.
Aside from his religious position the
Wi-cas-ta-wa-kan, or medicine man, is
the physician among the Dakotas, thor
Oughly conversant with the medicinal
qualities of the various herbs. To give
greater effect to his remedies he is accom-
panied by drum and rattles and indulges
in much contortion Of features and limbs.
Often he sucks with his mouth over the
seat OF pain-a novel way of cupping, |
but often ciiicaciOuS | have seen cases !
of long standing cured by these men. and T.
instances where the army surgeon has /
given them up. One cure / have in mind
was of cataract of the eye. 1t was cured |
by inserting beneath the lil> filings from ,
brass wire. The patients are always /
painted red. to make their hearts strong, |
they say. Often the medicine men will |
cut an image out of paper or bark, and,
placing it upon the ground, the patient is ,
held over it, then the medicine man will ,
take his gan and shoot the image. de-
stroying the evil spirit that has caused the
sickness
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The Sealing of Letters.

How were letters scaled before the in
vention of gummed envelope! In one of
the last numbers of lie LiC5e. Mr. 5.
Blondel has an interesting article upon
this subject, in which he describes all the
methods of sealing that have been sue
cessively employed from the remotest
antiquity. The first seals consisted of a
ring that was affixed to clay or bole, and
later to chalk or creta astatica, mixture
of pitch, wax and plaster. The use OF
wax did not begin to become general till
the Middle Ages. Beeswax, rendered
yellow by time, was the first material
used. Then came sealing wax mixed
with white substance. Red wax began
with Louis W., in 1113. and green wax
made its appearance about 1863.
In the thirteenth century, yellow,
brown, black, and blue were added to
the foregoing colors. Black wax is
rarity met with in the seals of the mill
tary religious orders.
Among the ancients, ring seals were
used not only for sealing letters, but also
as small locks were not common, for seal
ing Baskets and chests that contained
valuable objects; and they were even en-
ploycd for scaling the doors of houses
and apartments.
Under the First Empire, people began
70 use waters, which were brought from
Italy by the soldiers and officers of the
French army. These waters were cut with
punch out of thin leaf made of -four.
Finally. g,mmed envelopes gradually
oegan to replace sealing wax and waters
nearly everywhere The first envelopes,
which were manufactured in England,
date back to 1910. The machine for
folding them was invented in 1S43, by
Messrs Edwin Hill and Warren de Ia
hue, ani in lSi9 was so improved by the
latter that il was capable of folding and
cumming $500 envelopes per hour. Since
1901 the annual production of envelopes
nas been greatly increasing, and there are
now being daily manufactured in Paris
alone, 800, 900 daily.
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That Was Business.

Omaha sinner-How do you like your
new minister
omaha salnt-Don't like him at all
lie Is not cut out for preacher; he
ought to have been business man.
That's fault, is it!'
Yes, sir; he has entirely too much
business ability. Last Sunday he preached
a roaring sermon on hypocrites, and at
The close invited all hypocrites in the
congregation to stand up. Or course no
enc arose."
Il suppose not, but what of that"
why. then he followed his advantage
~ passing the contribution box. y
World.
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"Over and Over Again."

Repetition is sometimes the only way to
impress truth upon the MI nd. Accordingly
take notlce that DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purga-
tNe ieIets, the orig nal Little Liver Pills
continue Ia be wonderfully effective in sick
ahi nerl Gus hca'!ach con t pa ion indi Ee,-
ties, ami a ailments ari,in from obstruction
OF The bodily functions. The action Is thor
ough set gentle, and the ingredients be ng =
treIv vegetable. they can be taken with i'm
pGnity IN o the most delicate Stomach. All
druggists.
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Chronic Cough. Cold..

And all diseases of the Throat and Lungs, Gun
lie cured by the use Of SCGTTs EMULSION, as il
corta rs the hellin . VIRTUES of Col Liver Oil
ami ilypophosphitc> j: heir fullest form. Is a
BEAUTIFUL creamy Emulsion, palata BILE as milk,
as!y Gl-estcd and can be taken by the most
delicate. Please read: Il consider SCOTS
Emulsion the remedy par excellence in Tu-
h"rcu!ous and Strumous Affections, to say
othing Of ord nary colds and throat troubles"
w. X. S. CONNEIL, NJ. D., Manchester. o.
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Empioyer-"fou never complained of your
'auoe for complaint. have always paid YOU
h?ugh to support your finally Respectfully
i'Hd lay up some beside" Workman-'V.rv
tnt; but you forgot my lodge expenses
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i"ri"- a great deal of talk" observes Mr..
y an I" l"wpu>h. in his unpublished Jour
a.. 90. ABOUT the u q masters Now. why. in
" i.iinr ot :potnN~s. and common sense
"hf somebody tel. Us about the old ser
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We have used Red star Cough Cure"
RTE the ster' of Il Nolre Dame Govans-
wi' Md, for the cure of coughs, op ression
D the chest AMI ere tho t." Price twenty
We cents b tie.
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The Oft Told Story

or the peculiar medicinal merits OF Hoods Sarsa.
parilla Is fully confirmed by the voluntary testi
mony OF thousands who have tried IT, Peculiar in
tae combination. prop rtion and preparation OF its
ingr 'dients. peculiar in the extreme care with
which IL Is put up, Hoods Sarsaparilla accom-
pi'shes cures where other preparations entirely
fall Peculiar in the unequaled good name 1t has
made at home. which is tower Of strength
abroad. ocular in the phenomenal sales Il Las at
tained the most popular and successful spring med
icne and blood purifier before the public to-day Is
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THOSE in want of paying employment,
shou "a read the advertisement headed Agents
wanted" in another column.
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Hoyember, 1850. Thomas Torney, S, OFT De-
ioi, Putnam Co, W. Va, wrote: I'm bed with
sciatica. am using ST. jacobs Oil" Oct 9th,
Isl, lie writes; Three rubbings with it got me
oLt ard cured me. No retur.,"
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Certainly she replied. and she left
the case in the hands of her bulldog. " no
ran the tramp half mile and decided
that lockout was inevitable. Elk.
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fyou have numbness in arms and limbs, hear,
skips beats, thumps or fiuttcrs or you are
nervous and lrritable-in danger Of shock
DR.. kilmer's OCEAN-WEEp regulates. reiieves
corrects and cures
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The im'rjcnn MaTy;icturer thinks
IRON blocks may yet be used with ad-
vantage for city street paving instead of
stone or wood.
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The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sod everywhere. 25c.
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Nothing will dissipate true love more Quick
= ti1n the smell of boiling cabbage.
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To none ia life so sweet "a to those who
lave .ost all fear TO die.--George wilson.
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The Weaker Sex

Are immensely strengthened by the use Of Or
X. V. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription, which
cures ali mae arrangements and gives tone
10 the system. Sold by druggists.
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When everything else fails, DR.. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy cures
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The best weather for haymakng- When
. rains pitchforks.
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II affiicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye-weter. Druggists sell at 25c per bottl,
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l;'m-mber your honor. which raises YOU
r''V~ fortune and above kings
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Daughters. Wives and Mothers.

send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases, free
securely sealed. DIR. j. b. Marchisi, Utica. y. y
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100 Doses One Dollar" often told If this p,-
culiar medicine. Hoods S1rsaparlla is not u catch
line only, hut Il abSoluteit true AMI original with
this preparation -and IL a solutsy that it
can honestly be applied only To Hool's SirsaPariis
which Is the very best spriac m 'disinc ami blood
purifier. Now. reader, prove II. Take a bottle
home and measure its contents You will find Il to
hold 100 teaspoonfus Now rea the directions
and you Will ind that average dose for different
ages Is less than teaspOonfuL Thus economy
aud strength are peculiar to Hoods Sarsaparlla
Is the Best
II commenced taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
experiment. as had no appetite strength. and
felt tired all the time. attrihtcd my condition TO
scrofulous humor. l had tried > veral different
kinds of medicine. without receiving any benefit
ut as soon as had taken hall bottle o Hoods
Sarsapara my appetite restored. and my
Stoma h felt better have taken three bottles and
my stomach never felt b-ttct."-MRs. J. +. Dol.
BEARE, Pas Gag. r. (.
I'VE all Ike Ho DIS Sarsapara, Il Is so strength.
eniny. LIZZIE BsLForE. Auburn. r.. l.
DO not be induced to take ~ other Get
Hoods SarsaparilIa
sold by all druggists 81 six for g. Prepared only
by C. l. HOOD & CO.. Apothecares. Lowell. MasL
100 Doses One Dollar
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Hoods SarsaparilIa

Il have had running sores on my limbs for nve
Gears, so bad at times that could not walk about
the house When commenced taking Hoods Sar-
Saparilla wa in pain severe that l cannot de
scribe it. could not walk nor sleep nights. I had
NJ appetite sli fell away. But Hoods SarsaparilIa
Il NE a wonderful amount OF good. I am well
now TO what was when began TO use it, have
good appetite, have gained in flesh and can sleep
well. Ny sores are almost all heal d. and can do
a good days work an not break down" Mas.
c. T. LORD Dover, N II
N.B.-Be sure to get the Peculiar Medicine.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists o.: six for o. Prepare only
by c. l. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell. Mas
100 Dosas One Dollar
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Items from the Courts.

TRYING TO FoRocLosE A MORTGAGE.
Joseph Becker has brought suit against Der
nard Schweitzer for the foreclosure of a chattel
mortgage given by Mr.. Schweitzer when he pur-
chased the restaurant and confectionery on West
Washington street The amount of the demand
is 81, 600
SUED SECOND TINE,
The suit of David Bennnger against the
Equitable Trust Company for S., 900 damages is
on trial before Judge Howe. Nearly two years
ago Mrs. Benninger fell down stairway in
building on Massach usetts avenue belonging to
the trust company and sustained in iuries which
still confine her TO her bed. She brought suit
against the company, bu. when the
tried the jury found for the defendant This
second suit is brought by the husband.
HATFIELD's DAMAGE SUIT DISMISSED
The damage suit of John C. Hatfield of Worth
iurton, against the indianapolis & Vincennes
railroad, dismissed by the plaintiff yester
day after his evidence had all been submitted.
The first move of the defense, after the plaintiff
had concluded, to show that the suit had
been brought against the indianapolis IL Vim
Railway Company, which. n branch
of the PENNSYLVANIA system, was, of itself,
error in the complaint was good and instructed
the jury to find for defendant Another suit
against the Pennsylvania Company will follow.
WILL INCREASE THE FINE.
There were more streetcar drivers before the
Mayor yesterday morning Henry Speckman
was fined 50 and costs for failing to call the
names of streets. The Mayor, in assessing the
fine, said the 81 he had been imposing seemed to
have no effect, and from now the fine will be
%. Charles Watson was discharged because
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An Anti-Poverty Address.

Pniiadetpnla IlInee
Deacon Whites address to the students OF
Knox College, at Galesburg. Ill. has homeiy
moral which cannot be too often applied 'Thir-
ty-seven years ago this week. he said, II was
saving and splitting wood in this town at 70
cents a cord. in obedience to the mandate that a
man should eat bread in the sweat of his face.
l was born into anti-poverty society decreed
of God in the garden of Eden. / learned its
grip and password at the handle of the pillow,
ana the mysteries of its more advanced degrees
among the other humble circumstances
amid which he reared. He was
taught the uumsnness of relying upon any
other man, woman child, and from his scanty
earnings saved something each week, which,
small as it was, he invested as best he could.
Life to a man who followed such policy could
have only one result. and Deacon While is now
one of the richest men in New York, member
of Congress and power in the financial world
Other men have risen In some different walks of
life but 1t was by following out the same eco
nomic policy. They mingled their thought with
their labor, they paid their debts at the time of
maturing. thus establishing their credit upon a
firm basis, and they never struck for more wages
than their employers could afford TO pay. Thrift
and industry solved the problem for them,
thew must for all who expect to honestly sue
ceed
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PettiS, BasSett&Co.
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR MANY PERSONS.
The Grand Jury IndIcts Number Of Owners
and Inmates Of Disreputable Houses.

When the grand jury made it's final report.
last evening, Foreman Hamilton brought in
enough indictments to fill n market basket. 1t
was the biggest batch returned by any grand
jury for years. and they we're nearly ali against
the keepers, babitues and owners of houses used
for disreputable purposes. Over fifty women
were indicted for keeping houses of i'll fame. half
as many rental agents for renting property to
disreputable women, and bills were returned
against score more of street walkers.
At the beginning of this term the jury decd
ed to attempt to rid the city of so many disrep-
utable characters and Superintendent Travis
was asked to assist them This he
did, and it was through his ef-
forts that most of the bills were
returned He proyided each patrolman on the
force with blank book and had them take the
name of every keeper OF disreputable house,
with tine names OF the inmates, the owner and
rental agent. Last Monday the lists were com
pleted, and were put into the hands of the jury.
On Tuesday and Wednesday nearly all the pa
trolmen were before the jury, and in every
where there sufficient evidence indict
ment was returned. The arrests will be made
to-day. During the ten DAYS the Jury was in
session 400 witnesses were examined, and
during their whole term of six months
l.54S. In all 353 indictments have
been returned. Among the number thir-
teen for petit larceny. two for assault and bat
terry eleven tor grand larceny. two for assault
and battery with intent to kill, two for carrying
concealed weapons, and one for obtaining money
under false pretenses. The persons indicted and
arrested are George Miller. John PennyweiIht,
charged with petit larceny; Matte Martin. grand
larceny; Samuel Strawdsr and Peter Schoth,
assault and battery; and VIM. III. STATESMAN.
for obtaining money under false preteuses.
Harry Miller. John Woods and Minnie Long,
ali charged with petit larceny. were discharged.
The jury also made n ergthv report regarding
tho county houses. They find that there are
many persons in the poor house who have
friends amply able 10 take care of them, and
suggest that competent person be appointed
to look into the autecedents of all the inmates,
and determine whether not they are entitled
TO county support The necessity of new Jail,
they say. is urgent. ard unless Is built
the prisoners will all have TO be transferred to
the work house, which is the only fit place for
prisoners tho county has. The jury finally
discharged by Judge Irwin.
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The Chicago Excursion

OF the indianapolis Shooting Association, over
the Kankakee route. Saturday night. seems to
have come at just the time when it meets a
hearty welcome. week of escape from the
heat of the past few days will be welcomed by
many when it comes cheap as 50 railway fare.
Pullman sleeping cars and reclning-char cars
are being provided, that all may be made as
comfortable for the trip they may wish.
Tickets sale at Kankakee Office, corner
Meridian and Washington streets.
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meeting The committee, however. author
ICED take II option on the ground at the price
named until July
The lead pencil question came up again, and it
was decided by a unanimous vote tn allow chill
dren to purchase any brand of pencil they de-
sire Chairman Vonnegut. of the committee on
music. German and drawing. presented petitions
from all the districts asking that these branches
baf
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the witnesses against him did not appear and
the trial of John WinterGust and John Haley
was postponed until Saturday Henry Lense,
a driver on the stockyards line. brought in
yesterday morning. charged with drawing
volver on a man named Coil, because he refused
to pay his fare. He win have his hearing on
all
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At Morristown. on the c.. II. 6 I. railway, are
being put in frstclass order. Among the at
fractions will be boating, fishing and bathing.
Bath-hous will be Immediately built, the
grayely bed of Blue river is admirably suited to
the purpose. Committees should call on w. H.
Fisher. general agent c., H. & l. railway, for
rates. which are low.
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Real Estate for Sale.
4-room dwelling Yandes street 600
4room dwelling Huron street for-------- l. 100
Orc dwelling East New York street for / 800
Broom dwelling West First street for 1000
Groom dwelling East St Joe street for J. 800
7-room dwelling Brookside for 900
7-room dwelling South West street for - 1000
S-room dwelling North Mississippi ST for 5000
Groom dwelling Bellefontane street for - 500
Groom dwelling S East ard Dunlap streets 3 900
lO-room dwelling North Alabama street for g. 500
lS.room business block on Mass ave. for z. 600
20-room dwelling North Illinois st. 20 900
business rooms and 10 dwelling rooms, brick
block East Washington street, for 40 900
Call and examine bargains. HARRINGTON
s. SCARRY, Room Talbot s. New Block.